The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council (Part 2/4)

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In Memphis's Forrest Park, there's a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest, one of the most infamous and powerful racists in American history. Lately it's been at the center of the city's often shaky race relations. In part 2, we learn how the history of the Ku Klux Klan and General Forrest relate to Memphis today.
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[@kinggriffy774]

peace blunts are fine with me

[@kinggrindhard]

Right #DIVINE

[@sammcneillmckinnell5003]

@Matthew Menotti weed doesn't do that dawg. You're confusing weed with krokadil.

[@joshuaelwache5985]

Matthew Menotti ur stupid 😂

[@poiseboi6235]

@@sammcneillmckinnell5003 how so?

[@sammcneillmckinnell5003]

@@poiseboi6235 weed just makes your mind slow down and makes you feel hungry. Krokadil literally destroys your body. It makes your teeth fall out, it causes necrosis in your lungs and trachea.

[@biancaross4150]

it may be history but it should in no way be glorified

[@KathymacMac]

I know. They are treasonous fuckers who were leaders of a defeated country who fought our country and tried to destroy it. Do we have statues of prominent nazis? That would actually be illegal in germany and we do it here.

[@nekmewxelagrowing6432]

@@KathymacMac they were not committing treason they had the right to succeed from the union especially as the northern government was taxing the southern states extremely bad and getting rich off them it was taxation without representation and many people in the south felt betrayed by the northern government and the state's used there constitutional rights to leave the union so the north and old abe started the war Abraham Lincoln actually committed treason during the war by creating the green back paper money was illegal and he sold out to the bank's and broke the law to make paper money to pay the troops. There is a lot more history about the war then you learn in school...

[@Niccolo67]

YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT 💯

[@Jimbo-rt1yf]

@@KathymacMac we should keep the statues but condemn the history

[@lad8142]

it should be glorified

[@jakalopestyle169]

Id love to watch a kkk vs crip gang battle lol

[@BabyuCornist]

The Crips would Slaughter them Easily..#WeBackTheBlue♿️🔵

[@americanscripter8194]

@@BabyuCornist im pretty sure that hashtag is for cops

[@BabyuCornist]

American Scripter Actually, that Hashtag is For The “Crips” SIMPLY saying we Have a Blue Team Too! That’s been a Force World Wide for Decades

[@miragef1c471]

The ar-15's would kill them crips

[@MrLTW2009]

@@BabyuCornist straight up delusional

[@SeriouslyNotNormal]

"There may have been some lynchings" No shit. Not sure that this guy is totally unbiased

[@lucawolf1]

@@EsaChinita is yout real first name China?

[@johnellizz]

4:12 So the Klan began as a Scooby Doo plot?

[@mariojudahsdad7333]

Not really

[@nekmewxelagrowing6432]

No it began as a military arm to the democrat party...

[@VivaLaGolf42]

And they would’ve got away with it if it was for those meddling kids

[@williamjameslehy1341]

@@nekmewxelagrowing6432 when white Southerners used to vote overwhelmingly Democrat. Why don't you ask Alexa which party they go for today, and report back with your findings.

[@bennym5244]

Shaggy was the universal brand Cyclops.

[@MostlySashaMostly]

and this is all to do with the pigmentation of a persons skin. Fools.

[@Aetherguy-cb9bu]

No. It is more complex than that my friend Look at all of the developed western countries compared to these primitive countries like Somalia,sudan,kenya etc.

[@cheddahslim8515]

Aetherguy 1234 YEAH, why don't you tell WHY these western countries are developed, and others are not...

[@uptown_rider8078]

Sasha E no it doesn’t dumbass. It’s not about race. It’s about history

[@Codyflowers3]

So true. How someone can actually believe they’re superior over another person Because of skin color baffles me and is so ignorant Its embarrassing. One common between both is that vast majority of these klan’s/gangs are grossly uneducated which leads too be easy influenced and brain washed.

[@rocknroll7316]

Aetherguy 1234 right and rich vs poor.if it were as simple as ski color we would be over it by now

[@abdou1995]

"don't give them an audience" probably the best quote in the whole series.

[@djjc9782]

Alongside "want to hang me, fine, go ahead, wont change my view" More Mayors like that

[@mahanyea4014]

"Blacks are scared of ghosts more than other people" yeah bud not selling it🤣

[@ricardoochoa1984]

i love when he says "dont give the klan or the crips an audience" that was deep haha

[@joshmills1010]

As a Dyslexic I love watching things about the Klu Klux Klan, Makes me feel like Steven Hawking.

[@totalcontrol154]

I am also Dyslexic. You and I should get together sometime and discuss this in detail.

[@boomdini9744]

Do how you? struggle to read this this.

[@fredvaughan1017]

@@totalcontrol154 lol you being sarcastic? cos if so this comment is gold xD

[@CLUB-th7pp]

Is that when u know ur supposed to turn left at the next street , but u go right and go 40 miles out of the way and forget all about what u was supposed to go right for in the first place?? Lol I did that the other day and I’m still trying to figure out wth happened. No drugs no alcohol no old age WELL SORTA 55 lol

[@saigethemage3392]

This Crips vs. KKK thing reminds me of NCR vs. Legion rallying for the Battle of Hoover Damn.

[@stillmates5526]

Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[@thestarsof2012]

the klan vs the crips; this needs to be made into an epic rap battle

[@BangBangBang.]

Its weird the guy dressed up as General Grant has the most sense out of all of this

[@shivagautamachrist-chan600]

He did have some good points, its quite mind boggling at the same time, that he would try to convince the interviewer that the general wasn't a black solider murdering, race hating clan wizard.

[@nilesrock024]

"Generally speaking, blacks are more scared of ghosts than other people" .... Wat.

[@laquanedwards7366]

Watch your mouth how talk clown and yes I'm proud to be black and pr as well

[@h0tj0hn]

Thank god I ended up living here in Canada.

[@vilennon24]

john ibasco but where's the excitement in that?

[@yadoo8164]

mesca todd its peaceful up there and they got some hot bitches up there

[@vilennon24]

you are there now right? why refer to it as "up there" and not "here"?

[@yadoo8164]

mesca todd No I live in Ohio lol. My cousins live up there though

[@1funnynoob]

Mark Lart typical american assumptions lol, its not as "bountiful" as you make it out to be...

[@WBenny74]

"dont confuse me with the truth, ive got my mind made up" best quote ive heard in a while

[@tattat44]

This is the kind of stuff I like to see from Vice. Keep it up.

[@Comanche_moon]

They should just put up a statue of that Grant reenactor instead

[@TrevDA9]

"I will be here on my deck looking at my ducks on the lake" That man is a smooth talking badass.

[@siolFifek]

Watching it in pieces actually gives the viewer time to reflect and make his mind up before watching the next episode, its actually quite nice, but i dont know if vice intended this lol

[@zayanekusanagi8086]

Well, why not just build a statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and have him next to Mr. Forrest. King was a peaceful man and would want to subdue his enemies with kindness. I could see him trying to reason with Forrest. Plus it would be such a beautiful troll to all parties.

[@DNice5865]

"there may have been some lynchings then." FOH

[@abrakadabra9033]

It isn't about erasing bad history. It's about not embracing bad history. History belongs in 2 places schools and museums .

[@UnintelligibleCourtneyM]

that radio host reminded me of 3 dogg.

[@axeavier]

those who forget history are doomed to repeat it

[@lexchavez2010]

Incredible reporting, thanks Vice for runnin' a story that would've otherwise gone unreported by the lame stream media, part 3 asap please

[@TheTrailRabbit]

I liked that chilled out General Grant impersonator.

[@tullyrulz100]

i actually love vice, they document the most extreme things

[@HawkaRider250]

They are also extremely biased

[@najhan1]

I need part 3 and 4 now !!! Very interesting story !! Thanks to the people at vice for all the amazing stories

[@ditrinipersian901]

i like this reporter. he seems sincere.

[@Kurplutzo]

I like Persian rugs

[@ditrinipersian901]

Kurplutzo i'm sure you do.

[@Daffitt]

ditrinipersian I like lamp.

[@papabear10000001]

thank you vice. love your guys' work

[@billycruz5750]

Hey Ulysses, you hung your American flag backwards. Stars in the top left at all times bruh.

[@basicinfo.9315]

FU

[@treyowens9674]

@@basicinfo.9315 SNOWFLAKE

[@TheRepublicOfJohn]

7 years late but any American flag seen worn on the right-hand profile has the blue field of stars on the right-hand side of the flag. Never retreat

[@tamikoshahunter1744]

I am black. I agree that you cant erase history, but you cant move on if you're constantly reminded of past trauma. lands & people have changed. history is to be taught in school due to the fact that it is past. all cultures have one! in America, blacks have suffered the worst treatment. racism has existed & will exist until hate deceases. it will exist as long as there is sin. to display hate & will to destroy a race is terroristic. is that legal? knowing they can do anything at any time? you can voice an opinion without dressing up in ski masks. they are raging for war. they want to see drama. they want chaos & hostility. its kept in the south, because in other areas, whites would go against them as well. the south is a prejudice place to live! This is the reason why & it also shows how racism is definitely not dead. Mom said kill them with kindness & ignore them. Then watch the results!!!

[@khaosleigon504]

very well said....i'm black too and living in new orleans my whole life i can tell you its fucked up

[@XeroDeus78]

I agree Mr. Hunter. The KKK are cowards, if they really believe in what they say, why cant they say it without masks?

[@tamikoshahunter1744]

kyle jones I live in the south too. They openly express their disapproval of blacks.

[@BreachingCharge]

Tamikosha Hunter What about the indians, maya, aztec or the inca? People that were all destroyed. And all the races were slaves, not just blacks. It's just that people learn way more about the oppression against blacks then any other races. Also renaming a park that was dedicated to a general is disrespectful no matter who you are, General Forrest was a leader of an army fighting against a regime that was going to place new laws and taxes towards plantation owners and ruin the economy in the south, this is the reason why the south still has so much anger against the north. They took away their livelihood and started pushing in new laws restricting their freedom

[@tamikoshahunter1744]

I stated all cultures have a past. Blacks are targeted & ridiculed. I can't speak for other cultures, I speak for my own. We don't need to be taught about oppression against blacks, we experience it. KKK isn't an "army". It's a cult that opposes equality. Southerners don't hate northerners. Many gov't officials in the south, object to many laws that support black liberty. I saw a white man in court who was caught with an illegal gun. He got 5yrs. probation. My son got caught with 2 bags of weed. He had no record, he was a juvenile, and they gave him 2yrs. to serve.

[@genogary88]

I love the flag Grant has in his home. I have high respect for him

[@garyscott4104]

I don't! F him! And all he stood for.

[@blakemacdonson]

We're still so far away from being a mature society. I hope I see it in my life time.

[@filmcrew1551]

I love those Memphis morning radio shows man, haha.

[@dima9171]

The cosplay guy is awesome :D

[@SebAte5]

He explained how the KKK members at the time where thought, sort of.

[@thekidpheonix]

I wish there was a place we could have a rational online discussion because your ability to capitalize big words making your points seem indisputably correct

[@gavi7627]

I absolutely lost my shit when Ulysses S. Grant opened the door!!!

[@yngbull5795]

Mexicans got out back if the kkk really do try something to all of us.

[@yngbull5795]

Late

[@josephmarzak4153]

Ramon Garcia Look at you cussing, oh your so big, Seriously child? Go back to your parents shack, Young Zelos is right, a good majority of mexicans would jet if the KKK did something. African Americans would stand their ground because they have been through a lot of shit, a lot more then mexicans and I'm white saying this right now. Honestly I'm tired of Mexicans bitching thinking their tough. I was playing Basketball with a mix of whites and blacks just fine, having a good time, the black kids were showing me up, but it was all good, then a group mexicans show up cussing and trying to pick fights with everyone. If they did something they would of gotten their asses jumped inside and outside of the gym. Stupid skinny mexicans thinking their the shit.

[@TillMyDemise]

KKK fucked if mexicans go down there they lucky there ain't no MEXICANS out there

[@xhveease.4455]

+PSYCHO “inSAne” MEXICAN tru the mexican cartels would lynch them and thier families if they fuck with the cartels

[@odalisramirez1272]

Belive me me homie call a stupid mexican in my hood nd is a rep bro you might get poped or to moma might be crying the next day

[@wrestlehard226america8]

MAN! My boy US Grant was in here.

[@DS-ib5tr]

I'm not a racist. But we cannot erase history and/or try to change it to something it wasn't, we need to learn the history and educate ourselves so that we won't make the same mistakes as the people before us.

[@uptown_rider8078]

David S exactly! See that’s what it’s about. It’s not about race. It’s about history

[@aryanrapolu9876]

but why enshrine it?

[@tarikkindell6819]

there's a thing called a museum

[@mactavish313]

Have you heard of books, school, museums??

[@DNice5865]

D S history belongs in books and museums.

[@desperateweabos]

That last line tho... so true.

[@mackenzie5036]

Changing the name isn't erasing history, it's just being more diverse and aware and saying hey maybe naming a park after a racist isn't a very good idea

[@erwinbarksdale7846]

We have to get our health together and their minds together young Brothers we got to be strong

[@trevlindramquez5928]

I could care less how it started and what was the fight against. All I care about is what it evolved into. A lot of hate and bullshyt.

[@AkilJacob]

Where is General Butt Naked when you need him?

[@ness8376]

Generally speaking blacks are more scared of ghost than other people 😂

[@miguelgalvan540]

Shouts out grape skreet 🍇♿️

[@tonygriffin_]

Always interesting to learn something new about languages. Thanks (or Danke!) Being British, it always amuses me that many English people go on about the Germans but don't realise it's one of the major roots of their language. And as I'm Welsh, it also amuses me to point out that the Celts were from Austria originally.

[@keystrix3704]

I wonder how many people in the comments section actually came to watch the video or just spread their blind hate-speeches.

[@luisespinoza7994]

I came to watch nigga

[@Crabicus]

Luis Espinoza tru dat nigga

[@basicinfo.9315]

Be born and raised in flint MI as a white. Then and ony then youll know.

[@sarahnicole45]

came to watch and read the KKK roasts. did not disappoint at all.

[@djjc9782]

To watch, but whilst im here, calling out FarRightFuckwits is always fun

[@blakecurrie1543]

This situation is humorous. I am honestly surprised that such an event would take place in my hometown. But whatever. *claps slowly* Good job guys we're actually progressing in harmony as a human race.

[@NKA23]

Yeah, the Saxons came from Lower Saxony, which is a federal state of Germany today. In their dialect of German language of that time f.e. "open the door" ("Öffne die Tür" in modern German) was something like "oparn de döar", which is obviously closer to modern English than to modern German.

[@chrispy199]

thank god i live in Canada and not in this stupidity

[@MrCoCo753951]

Paying a terrorist who murdered a soldier and blinded another one 10 million dollars and letting terrorists keep their citizenship is by far the a much MUCH more stupid thing.

[@sarahlazardi7322]

Lucky

[@aaronvargas704]

Sarah Lazardi Dam Ma ;)

[@Creepingdeathx81]

If your going to light a cross and represent jesus christ you need to drop the hate plain and simple , Jesus came to seek and save the lost for all people no matter their race .

[@SuperGosh1234]

the guy at the end is amazing!! hes jst going to sit on his deck feed his ducks.. lol pretty dope

[@naturalforme]

7:18 OH GOD LOL!!

[@Janet_Airlines802]

I don’t think they should destroy statue’s, I think they should move them to a proper place. Maybe make a park or museum, so people can still see them and learn from our history.

[@totalcontrol154]

4:43 - I see speeling wasn't one of their strong suits.

[@GamingIncMasterTroll]

Y’all interviewing the crips was a waste of time they ain’t even show up

[@dustydinger5762]

Lucius Vanini So let me get this straight, you make racial remarks towards Mexicans, blacks, and I feel you have a general dislike towards gays, but what about the Asians? We don't get the hate that we so much deserve from such a wisdom-filled man as yourself, what are your thoughts on Asians?

[@nerdgoddes27]

your username suits this comment.

[@abcgfdaz]

vice is the best hands down.i hope the go tv soon

[@RapidStriker1]

Hello, good morning What Would Jesus Do? May God bless everyone reading this message. If you want to live holy and be holy then Jesus is right for you. All he asks is that you talk to him each day. Jesus does not take he is always there when you need him and want him. He forgives seven times seven hundred and seventy times a day. That is a lot ! Our fathers prayer is one of the best prayers to start out with. Thankyou for reading this message may God bless you.

[@headshot9487]

yesss

[@simononeill410]

+RapidStriker1 Fuck off. Jesus never existed and neither did God. Keep your archaic belief system to yourself because we have enough gullible fools trying to convert everyone around the world, every day.

[@EsaChinita]

+Simon O'neill There is historic proof that Jesus Christ existed; His burial location, known as the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea. Whether He was able to walk on water or convert water to wine is debatable, but nonetheless He did exist.

[@simononeill410]

Nah. The proof you speak of is not scientific proof. Once they can accurately prove that the man's Tomb is THE 'Jesus Christ's tomb, we cannot say either way. It could've belonged to anyone named Jesus which you should know is not a rare or uncommon name. There is no DNA evidence or any other scientific evidence that shows a connection to anyone of immense power or reputation. I would suggest not accepting everything at face value but your capitalization of 'He' and 'His' leads me to believe you already buy into what a random book tells you so whatever.

[@EsaChinita]

Simon O'neill I guess you're right... I suppose the Hebrews, Muslims, and Christians of back in the day all made an agreement to tell stories of a man named Jesus Christ, and they also must've agreed to not get along with each other afterwards. I bet they even try to hold secret meetings so that the world doesn't know they're in kahuts... Yes, I think this is the case here...

[@taibanh5046]

Lmao blacks scared of ghost best line ever

[@Freakydemon]

That's a surprisingly sane answer from a man living in his own museum.

[@atecasun8416]

Fuq da kkk

[@ffkkff]

did anyone else notice the little statue of the black person on one of "Grant's" shelves while he was holding the pistol?

[@Timster480]

I couldn't understand a single word that woman was saying on the radio. Someone have an English translation?

[@dailiuswilson8325]

That guy at the end seems pretty normal apart from his dress lol

[@jmcci2069]

The PAST is HISTORY and you can't change it!

[@bigal8218]

I agree with that CAN'T change the PAST

[@MrByaahh]

You can't fight racism with more racism..

[@xxWOLFSTORMxx]

Why is Vice so brave? They even interviewed MULTIPLE CANNIBALS!

[@omgenji]

What's the song that's playing the first minute of the video? It sounds super chill, like an old 4-tay song or something.

[@fredabomb]

true. It was named after him due to his ridiculously amazing military feats. History is history, you can choose to admire and learn from it, or you can hide from it in denial or whatever other excuse you wish to give.

[@bearsuitClan]

I'm from California and I thought I knew how bad racism was in the south. I still don't know. And so what if he's not the "founder", he still played a significant role in the clan yes?

[@iHeroGraal]

Vice is on tv. They did one on HBO.

[@Oginaka]

Maxwell at the beggining lol

[@KuntaKinte420]

He's dressed like walker Texas ranger lmao

[@chrismlastname]

hahaha intro gave me los santos vibes gta 5 intro

[@OtsesNdarB]

Going to church has absolutely NOTHING to do with doing good.

[@jaboy0978]

NO when you get rid of our history of OUR scars then they become complacent and forgetful of our struggle which spits in the face of our ancestors who suffered so that we may never forget where we came from

[@MistaChamp]

Rocco was on the verge of laughing at 6:45 after hearing "American Taliban"

[@ChaoTheChink]

There are more views in part II than there are of part I

[@TheDeadPickle]

I liked Dr. E. C. He spoke wisely and calm.

[@Janeair41....]

Respectfully acting General Grant, your advice is greatly appreciated.

[@mannymmv]

That Gen.Grant impersonator seemed intelligent and wise compared to the rest of the folks on this video.

[@DragonsFrogs]

Lol are you going to post about this exciting new idea called "gravity" next? I'm pretty sure this all goes without saying.

[@SippinOnChris]

the first vice video i've seen where the reporter is not high

[@Madara0Sama]

"Blacks are more scared of ghost than other people" I can confirm this. I was washing my hands and fixing my hair in the bathroom at work one day about to leave work at 11 p.m and this black guy came in didn't even look at me and went straight to pee. I thought this was weird. I kept on fixing my hair and looking at the mirror in silence. He suddenly said "Damn you scared me. I thought you were a ghost." Shit was hilarious.

[@mosaothegreat]

In Chicago alone, which is where i am from, neighborhoods that were named after historically important African American figures--some containing statues--like Ida B Wells and so on have been torn down despite the fact that they were already commissioned to be land monuments with strict laws prohibiting the exact tampering which they were subjugated to.

[@stefansnellgrove]

In the 21st Century looking like he’s in the 19th Century.

[@TheGuyFromTheWorld]

I dont know wether to dislike because this is up right wrong. or like because i believe that knowing this is important to everyone.

[@sir.stupidity6751]

*Circus music starts playing*

[@Jemiance]

Not necessarily, those who read about history, one is bound to repeat it.

[@mohalenyembe5199]

Change produces controversy, that got me. Lesson learned

[@TheStaceyPhillips]

I love our nonchalant use of the word "nigga". LOL

[@user-gp7mw9em4y]

私は日本人である。日本語であまり使わないが、俺のダチ公という言葉がある。その言葉から由来しているとは知らなかった。あまり黒人言葉を日本語の中に入ってくるのは気分の悪いものだ。

[@kris6682]

wow! those statistics aren't skewed in your favor at all.

[@j9312]

the "first" and "second" clans were statistically more violent than the third. that guy is bs.

[@Valhure1]

All the proponents for keeping the statue (except the kKk) were logical and well spoken. They were clear and persuasive in why the name of the park should not be changed. Those who wanted the park changed just kept complaining 'we have been hated against for decades..........'. Their argument is illogical and invalid.